Washington DC

Position Title: Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist

Organization: Environmental Protection Agency

Location: Washington DC

Duties:

• Assist in the development of technical and policy analyses tools, and documents that support regulatory and non-regulatory development, reporting and implementation of the assigned OAP program(s).
• Advocate recommendations for advancing programs and/or methods.
• Provide technical, data, and policy support to regional EPA offices, internal and external stakeholders, federal, state, and local entities in the implementation of regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Communicate routine information regarding environmental programs, policies, data, and technical analyses to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications:

NOTE:  You must meet qualification requirements, including any requirements described in the Education section, by the closing date of this announcement.

In addition to the educational requirements, we are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below:

To qualify for the GS-09 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-07 level defined as analyzing climate pollution and impacts data;
– OR master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the academic discipline as described below
– OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

 NOTE: 1 year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours is considered an academic year of graduate study.

To qualify for the GS-11 level, you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree directly related to the position being advertised.

Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

• Ability to assist in developing technical and policy analyses tools.
• Knowledge of air pollution policies and regulations.
• Ability to conduct routine assessments of air pollution control options.
• Ability to provide support to various entities.
• Skill in oral communication.
• Skill in written communication.

Salary/Pay: $68,405 – $107,590 per year

Application Deadline: 7/25/24

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.